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JAVA Programming (CST-254)

JAVA Fundamentals: Arrays

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Arrays
collection of similar type of elements.
contiguous memory location.
is index based
Advantage
Code Optimization
Random access
Types of Array in java

Single Dimensional Array (1-D)

Multidimensional Array(n-D)

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Arrays
Single Dimensional
Syntax
dataType[] arr; (or)
dataType []arr; (or)
dataType arr[];

Instantiation
Array RefVar=new datatype[size];

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Arrays

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Arrays
Multidimensional
stored in row and column.
Based on index (matrix form).

Syntax to Declare Multidimensional Array in java

dataType[][] arrayRefVar; (or)
dataType [][]arrayRefVar; (or)
dataType arrayRefVar[][]; (or)
dataType []arrayRefVar[];

Example to instantiate
int[][] arr=new int[3][3];

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Arrays
Example to initialize Multidimensional Array
arr[0][0]=1;
arr[0][1]=2;
arr[0][2]=3;
arr[1][0]=4;
arr[1][1]=5;
arr[1][2]=6;
arr[2][0]=7;
arr[2][1]=8;
arr[2][2]=9;

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Arrays

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Arrays
Is an object.
Person mary = new Person ( );
int myArray[ ] = new int[5];
int myArray[ ] = {1, 4, 9, 16, 25};
String languages [ ] = {"Prolog",
"Java"};

allocated dynamically.
so fewer memory leaks
Java doesnt have pointers!

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Arrays
Arrays
Specify type,
use new operator
Two steps:
int c[]; //declaration
c = new int[ 12 ]; //initialization
One step:
int c[] = new int[12];
Primitive elements initialized to zero or false
Non-primitive references are null
Multiple declarations:
String b[] = new String[ 100 ], x[] = new String[ 27 ];
Also:
double[] array1, array2;
Put brackets after data type

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Arrays
Examples Using Arrays
new
Dynamically creates arrays
Method length
Returns length
myArray.length
Initializer lists
int myArray[] = { 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 };
new operator not needed
provided automatically

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Arrays
char chararra[] = new char [255]

byte bytearra[] = new byte [255]

MyObj ObjArra[];

ObjArra = new MyObj[10]

byte [] array1, array2;

array1 = new byte[100];

array2 = new byte[200];

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Arrays
Multiple-Subscripted Arrays
Represent tables
Arranged by m rows and n columns (m by n array)
Can have more than two subscripts
Declaration
Double brackets
int b[][];
b = new int[ 3 ][ 3 ];
Declares a 3 by 3 array

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Arrays
Declaration (continued)
Initializer lists
int b[][] = { { 1, 2 }, { 3, 4 } };
1 2
3 4

int b[][];
b = new int[ 2 ][ ];
b[ 0 ] = new int[ 5 ];
b[ 1 ] = new int[ 3 ];

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